In contrast, Sunderland have gone four without a win to sit one point above the relegation zone.

Jones, though, is convinced that they can leave north London with a positive result this weekend, with Poyet’s men having already taken points off Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool this season and held Spurs to a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light in September.

He told the club’s official website: “We have got to look back at the games where we took points from Manchester United, Chelsea and of course Tottenham, because we have already shown that we can compete with the top teams and we can take great confidence in that.

“One thing that was evident when Tottenham came to the Stadium of Light was that they’re a very good team, but we did really well that day and worked incredibly hard to seal a positive result.”

Jones will be hoping to play a leading role in the capital after enduring an injury-ravaged start to his time on Wearside.

Chris Burton

Chris is a freelance journalist with a passion for all major sports. He has spent much of his career to date focusing on the wonderful world of football, across all levels. He has also had the pleasure of interviewing a diverse mix of sportsmen and women – including Gareth Bale, Frank Lampard, Xabi Alonso, Marcel Desailly, Roy Hodgson, Manu Tuilagi, Jonny Wilkinson, Nicola Adams and Ed Clancy.